Golgotha
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| Type | hill |
|---|---|
| Also called | Place of a Skull, Place of the Skull, The Skull, Calvary, The Place of a Skull, The Place of the Skull, Skull, the place of the Skull |
| Most likely | Church of the Holy Sepulchre (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.778° N, 35.230° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Matthew 27:33 |
Golgotha is a hill named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Church of the Holy Sepulchre (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Sepulchre | medium (43%) | 31.778° N, 35.230° E |
| Taylor Golgotha | very low (3%) | 31.777° N, 35.231° E |
| Gordon’s Calvary | very low (-2%) | 31.784° N, 35.230° E |
Verses
Matthew
- Matthew 27:33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
Mark
- Mark 15:22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
Luke
- Luke 23:33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.
John
- John 19:17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.